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Adventure Medical Kitshttp://www.adventuremedicalkits.com More than just a few band-aids, this gear will prepare us for all kinds of maladies. |
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ArkelPanniers, handlebar bags, racks Our panniers will pretty much be our house for the next year. They’ll carry everything we need to live. Arkel’s quality is tough to beat, literally. |
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Bike Line - AllentownBob put Mike’s new bike together at the last moment while Andy provided some laughs. Solid guys who helped us out in a pinch, and provided some free water bottles to boot! |
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Dunbar's CycleryDunbar’s Cyclery in Wilmington, DE. Purveyor of fine bicycles and gear. |
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Granite GearThese guys helped us out with waterproof bags for clothes, sleeping bags, and anything else we don’t want to get wet. |
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JetboilPersonal Cooking Systems Jetboil hooked us up with these compact, all-in-one cooking systems. They’ll come in handy for making coca tea to stave off altitude sickness in the Peruvian Andes, and in boiling water so we don’t get the runs! |
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Johnson OutdoorsTents Johnson Outdoors owns Eureka! tents and has provided us with pretty much the coolest tents we’ll ever sleep in. |
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KatadynWater filter Everyone has heard of Montezuma’s revenge. Katadyn strikes back with all kinds of great protozoa-battling products that will hopefully keep us out of the Depends. |
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OptimusThe fuel that powers one of our stoves will travel in style in Optimus bottles. |
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Pacific Outdoor EquipmentSweet dreams provided in part by Pacific Outdoors: makers of self-inflating sleeping pads |
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PacsafeThese super-secure bags and locks will help us have peace of mind whenever we’re off the bikes. |
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Powertravellerhttp://www.powertraveller.co.uk This British company makes nifty solar products with primate-themed names. How can you go wrong? |
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SchwalbeTires Schwalbe makes the best touring tires out there. I’m pretty sure they’re bullet proof, but I hope we don’t find out. |
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Seal SkinzOur friends from Seal Skinz gave us waterproof gloves and socks that save our hands and feet from the biting cold and wrinkly skin. Who wants wrinkly skin anyway? |
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Showers PassRaingear Think people in the Pacific Northwest know anything about rain? We think they do. |
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Smith OpticsSunglasses Smith provides killer sunglasses for the road. |
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SuuntoWristop computers Suunto provided us with a way to tell just how high up in the Andes we are, when a storm is coming our way, and oh yeah…what time it is. They make top-of-the-line watches and wrist GPS/altimeter/barometers. |
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VictorinoxMultitools If their multitools are anything like their pocketknives, we’ll be in great shape! |